The GLENN Families of Botetourt County

 

Because my ancestors, GGG Grandfather Addison BUTT married Elinor GLENN in Botetourt County on May 19, 1802, I have been trying to find out more about the GLENN’s.

 

There were GLENN’s in Botetourt, including a James GLENN at least as early as 1770. Trying to classify them into family units, however, has proven difficult. What follows is the little that can be gleaned about relationships.

 

The Glenns, the Moores, the Cloyds and the Kimberlings seem to be continuously litigating issues involving cohabitation, adultery, rape, begetting of base born children, misconduct and custody of orphans.

 

Archibald BUTT and Elinor GLENN moved on to Kentucky around 1808, and Elinor’s parents, James and Sarah Grigg GLENN moved to Ohio perhaps a few years later:

 

GLENN “James Glenn and his wife, Sarah Grigg, with their two children came from Ireland to America and settled in VA. After their settlement there the following children were born Polly, William, Thomas and Whitehill. Mr. Glenn and his three sons, William, Thomas and Whitehill moved to Ohio; the rest of the children married and moved to Ky. James, William and Thomas were in the War of 1812, and the former was killed at the Battle of New Orleans. The other two sons were with the armies that operated in Canada and the northern part of the United States.

By 1850 most of Addison's children moved west - Thomas to Missouri, Archibald to Illinois, Reuben to Kansas and later to Colorado, Nancy to Illinois The only male left was William, Clarence's grandfather.

 

James Glenn and his wife, Sarah Grigg, with their two children, James and Nellie, came from Ireland to America and settled in Virginia.  After their settlement there the following children were born-Polly, William ,Thomas and Whitehill.  Me. Glenn and his three sons, William, Thomas and Whitehill moved to Ohio; the rest of the children married and settled in Kentucky.  James, William and Thomas were in the war of 1812, and the former was killed at the battle of New Orleans.  The other two were with the armies that operated in Canada and the northern part of the United States.  After the war, Thomas married Lucinda T. Kendall, of Kentucky and came to Missouri in 1815.  He came in a wagon, which contained, in addition to his family and furniture, a set of wheel-wright’s tools, a gun and a dog.  Mr. Glenn settled first on Cuivre river, but made about twenty settlements in all before he could find a location to suit him.  There were all within the present limits of Montgomery county.  He was a great hunter and during the first year of his residence in Missouri killed fifty six deer, one elk and one bear.  The names of his children were-Julia A., Emily H., Sarah E., James M., and William I.[1]

 

There is a James Glenn, Sr. in the 1810 Botetourt County, VA census, page 625, 1001-0220100. Apparently, James Glenn and wife died in Green Co., OH ca 1818 of milk fever (see Addison Butt, Pulaski County wills and deeds, Bk. 3, page 373)

 

In Green County, OH, there is in the probate record book C & D, page 25, an appraisement of the personal property of James GLENN, commenced Feb. 2, 1813 . One item was a book of Sermons, Minutes of Assoc. Reformed Synod. Sale of his personal property was held on Mar. 4. 1813. ($ 822.29 ¼ ) A Thomas Glenn was mentioned as an heir who owed the estate money.  James Morrow & Samuel Gamble were the administrators. (Kennedy (EnderWK@aol.com)

 

In Robinson's History of Greene Co., OH, there is this listing "Glenn James Xenia 1810 died in Xenia Twp. in 1813." In an index book of wills: "Glenn James E 1813, C&D p. 25" The explanation was "E followed by the year indicates earliest year the person was deceased and who died intestate" (no will) The microfilm labeled C&D p. 25 was too faded to read.  It appears James might have bought something as we could read his name and $1. But nothing in between. The librarian checked the oldest cemeteries for his name but found nothing. None of the other history books had anything. (Becky Teubner,  Rt 6  Box 6110, Paris, TX 75462, Becky Teubner, mbteubner@lamarelectric.com)

 

Glenn, James, Xenia, 1810; died in Xenia Township in 1813 ("Green County Pioneers from 1803 to 1840," Robinson, George F. "History of Greene County, Ohio," Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1902, page 309. Green County Public Library.

 

Following are records from Botetourt County that include GLENN’s:

 

 

·        February 14, 1770: Court Orders (Annals of Southwest Virginia – Botetourt County, p. 63) James Glenn appointed surveyor of the road  from headwaters of Catawba to the first Ford on the same.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



[1] This article was taken from “Pioneer Families of Missouri, page 262. Carol (Carol Andrews [cma@ipa.net])